Computer scientists have invented FontCode, a way to embed hidden information in ordinary text by imperceptibly changing the shapes of fonts in text. The hidden information persists even when ...

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Crisis Text Line is one of the world’s most prominent mental health support lines, a tech-driven nonprofit that uses big data and artificial intelligence to help people cope with traumas such as ...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its text message notification system soon. Currently, the VA only sends veterans text messages regarding medical appointments. VA's text messaging ...

Some people have received a text message that has a false tracking code. Customers should be cautious about a new text message phishing scam that at first glance looks to be about a FedEx package ...

The nonprofit mental-health hotline Crisis Text Line ended its data-sharing relationship with a for-profit spinoff Monday, three days after POLITICO reported on ethics and privacy concerns the ...

MetroExpress Fastrak lanes are a popular way to dodge Los Angeles' infamous traffic jams and scammers know it. They're targeting LA drivers, the ones who use the lanes, and even drivers who don't.